Across Africa, storytelling was how knowledge moved. It shaped values, preserved history, and held communities together.

In this episode of Honestly Speaking, Antonia Howard sits down with Usifu Jalloh, widely known as The Cowfoot Prince — a storyteller, cultural practitioner, and educator who has dedicated his life to preserving Sierra Leone’s oral traditions and reintroducing them to new generations, both at home and abroad.

Through festivals, performance, and education, Usifu reflects on the responsibility of storytelling, the challenges of preserving culture in a rapidly changing world, and what happens when a nation forgets its stories — and what becomes possible when it remembers.

This is a conversation about identity, heritage, and purpose.
It asks every listener to reflect honestly:

What are we here to live for?What are we willing to fight for, defend, and protect?And what role can culture play in helping Sierra Leoneans solve local problems?